Gate.



No. 788,936. PATENTED MAY 2, 1905. A. D. NASH.

GATE.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 2, 1905 PATENT OEEicE.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,936, dated May 2,1905.

Application filed October 13, 1904. Serial No. 228,262.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED D. NASH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Whitehall, in the county of Greene and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in gates; and one object of myinvention is the provision of a gate which can be constructed at a verysmall cost and which can be opened and closed from either side by aperson on foot or riding, and which when closed will be retained firmlyin said position to prevent its being opened by stock, and which will beuseful and practical in every particular.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a gate of wood andwire construction forming a gate which will be light in weight and notsag or strain the hinges, but will be very simple, strong, and durable.

With these objects in view my invention consists of a gate embodyingnovel features of construction and combination, substantially asdisclosed herein.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gate with the parts in theposition they assume when the gate is closed. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of the gate with the parts in the position they assume when thegate is partly open. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the hingedlever. Fig. iris an enlarged detail View of the gate-adjusting devices.

In the drawings the letter A designates the vertical hinge-post, nearthe upper extended end of which, on one side, is secured an arm orbracket B, in which is mounted the pulley C, said pulley being swiveled,and on opposite sides of the hinge-post are placed the pulleyposts orroad-posts D and E. To the hingepost, on its inner face, are secured theupper and lower eyes F, there being one lower and two upper of saideyes, and passing through said eyes is the vertical pintle G, formed atits upper end with a head and near its lower end carrying an adjustablecollar H, the purpose of which is to lower or raise the gatehinging eyesJ when it is desired to clear snow, mud, or the like. To thegate-hinging screweyes is connected the gate K, which, as usual,

when closed engages the gate-post L. The gate consists of the wood endand horizontal strips and brace-strips and the series of verticalstaple-shaped wires K, secured by the fastenings K which make a gate oflight weight, but very strong construction.

In the ground at one side near the hinged portion of the gate is placedthe post M, to which, by means of the plates N, is pivotally connectedthe lower portion 0 of the operating-lever, said lever consisting of thelower portion 0 and the upper hinged portion 0, which is connected atits extreme upper end, as at P, to the gate. From this construction itwill be seen that the lever is composed of 'two hinged members, and thelower member is heavy to act as a counterbalance, and to the lowermember is secured the combined weight and lock Q, the lock consisting ofthe bifurcated end Q, which engages the upper section of the lever andsecures the gate in closed position. To said lock is connected the lowerend of the link R, to the upper hooked end of which are connected thelower ends of the operating or opening and closing ropes or cord S, saidropes passing from the links and over the swiveled guide-pulley carriedby the arm of the hinge-post and from thence to the pulleys on theroad-posts, their terminals each carrying a handle T.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings,the operation of my gate will be readily understood, and it is evidentthat drawing upon either of the operating-cords will act upon the hingedlever to open or close it in the action of opening and closing the gate,and it is also clear that when the gate is closed the weighted lock ofthe lever serves to secure the gate in closed position, and I dispensewith a latch on the gate, as it is impossible to accidentally open thegate.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, the peculiar and novel construction of mytwo-part lever will be clearly understood, and it will be noted that thehinge of said lever is on the under side and extends the entire lengthof the two sections and also that the inner end of one section is formedwith the eye for connection with the gate; also, that the locking-plateis secured upon the upper side and carries the eye to which is connectedthe short arm or link to which the cords are connected, and the entireconstruction of this hinged lever and lock is new and novel.

It will be noted that my gate consists simply of the end bars or stilesand the three parallel connecting-rails in connection with the inclinedbrace-bar and the wire loops, which make a very strong and durable gate,but one which is very light in weight and will not sag and which can bevery easily opened and closed. It will also be observed that I employ asingle continuous cord for opening and closing the gate and that itcrosses the pulley on the hinge-post and forms the loop portion, thelower end of which passes through the upper eye on the short link, thelower eye of said link engaging an eye on thelock of the lever, and thisconstruction of short link combined with the operating-cord and thelocking-lever is novel and important.

I claim 1. The improvement in gates herein shown and described,consisting of the pair of roadposts having each an arm at its upper end,the brackets depending from said arm and each carrying a guidepulley,the operating-cords having their free ends passing over said pulleys andcarrying each a handle, the central portion of the cords crossing andforming the single inward-extending loop, the hinge-post, the swiveledbracket, the pulley mounted in said bracket and over which theoperatingcords pass in forming the loop, the short rod or link having aguiding-eye at its upper end to which the operating-cords are attached,the eye on the lower end of said rod or link, the lock having the eye toreceive the lower eye of the rod or link, the two-part lever, the

hinge carried by said two-part lever on its under side extending theentire length of the two sections of the lever and formed at its innerend with an eye, and the gate having the eye connected to said eye ofthe hinge.

2. The improvement in gates herein shown and described, consisting ofthe hinge-post and latch-post, the gate hinged to the hingepost, the eyeon one side of the gate secured in the wood frame of the gate, thetwo-part lever, the hinge on the under side of the lever extending theentire length of the lever and formed with an eye to engage the eye onthe gate, the lock on the upper side of the two-part lever, the shortlink connected tov the lock and having an eye in its upper end and theoperating-cord attached to the eye in the upper portion of the link foropening and closing the gate.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED D. NASH.

Witnesses:

GEORGIA J OHNSTON, ROBERT SHAW.

